Table 5.

Pearson linear correlation coefficients between training parameters and echocardiographic /cardiopulmonary variables (PG = 16)

	Total load (kg)	Duration of strength training (years)	Weekly duration of training (days)	Daily duration of training (min/day)
Interventricular septum thickness (mm)	0.733†	0.411	0.286	0.212
Posterior ventricular wall thickness (mm)	0.680†	0.365	0.274	0.225
LV mass (g)	0.689†	0.407	0.213	0.248
Resting heart rate (bpm)	0.706†	0.505	–0.149	0.201
Baseline SBP (mmHg)	0.029	0.377	0.258	0.453
Baseline DBP (mmHg)	0.490	0.762†	0.581*	0.151
VO2 max (mL.kg-1.min-1)	–0.459	–0.093	0.048	0.135
VCO2 max (mL.kg-1.min-1)	–0.623*	–0.133	–0.051	–0.022

PG: powerlifters group; 1-RM: one-repetition maximum test; LV: left ventricle, SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; VO₂: oxygen uptake; VCO₂: carbon dioxide production. Significance level

^†p < 0.001 and

^*p < 0.05.